Aaron Rochin

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Aaron Rochin
OccupationSound engineer
Years active19671998

Aaron Rochin is an American sound engineer. He won an Oscar for Best Sound and was nominated for eight more in the same category.

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Rochin's Oscar statuette was blemished, so it was replaced with a temporary award whilst the original was repaired. However, the original was stolen and never recovered. In 2011 a man was charged with selling a stolen Oscar statuette that might have been Rochin's original. [1]

Selected filmography

Rochin won an Academy Award and was nominated for eight more:

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